Debt freedom is biggest Canadian retirement dream
Nearly nine in 10 Canadian homeowners surveyed recently said that being debt-free was key to their idea of a successful retirement — even more than most lifestyle factors. full story 
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Six Canadian seniors redefining retirement
As part of our week-long series The New Retirement: Seniors in Canada, CBC News produced this photo essay on six Canadians who have used their retirement years to reinvent themselves.
cbc.ca (1 month and 6 days ago)
Five Steps To A Debt Free Retirement
A commonly held assumption is that retirement means being debt free. Your home is paid off, all your credit cards have zero balances, and you only have a car payment because you got amazing financing from the dealership. When you thought of retirement, a mortgage payment was certainly never part of that equation. If there were increased medical expenses or other...
forbes.com (2 months and 25 days ago)
Canadian Dollar Down
The Canadian dollar fell against the U.S. dollar, weighed down by fears Europe's debt crisis would be re-ignited, but losses were tempered slightly by news of an increase in investment in Canadian securities from foreign investors.
wsj.com (2 months and 6 days ago)
Retirees manage debt of £105bn
New research from MGM Advantage shows the UK’s retirement nation collectively managing mortgage and personal debt to the tune of £105.5 billion. According to the retirement income specialist, 13% of retirees hold mortgage debts totalling £76 billion while 34% are … Read more »
bankingtimes.co.uk (9 days ago)
Nearly $5 million in debt, Gingrich launches debt-retirement effort
Newt Gingrich, who still had nearly $4.7 million in debt left from his 2012 campaign at the end of the year, is launching a new effort aimed at paying down that debt and helping conservative candidates across the country. Read full article >>
washingtonpost.com (1 month and 27 days ago)
Six Ways To Get Your Dream Retirement
To get the dream retirement, you need to save money and the markets need to give you a decent payback for your effort. No secrets there. Hiding in plain view, however, are other keys to post-work bliss that are at least as important as savings rates and stock returns. Especially from your mid-forties, say, to your early sixties, you'll make money-related decisions that have...
huffingtonpost.com (2 months and 17 days ago)
In retirement, can more debt be wise?
Conventional wisdom says homeowners should pay off their home loans before retirement. But for some affluent seniors, a mortgage may be a better financial decision.
marketwatch.com (3 days ago)
Your dream retirement home takes planning
Finding a retirement home means being realistic about physical needs, financial resources.
usatoday.com (2 months and 12 days ago)
British expats in Goa face prospect of losing dream retirement homes
Dozens of British and other foreign expats in Goa face losing their dream retirement homes and businesses over claims that they have been bought illegally.
telegraph.co.uk (1 month and 18 days ago)
Healthy savings, no debt but worried about retirement
Many baby boomers have had their confidence rocked by the volatility of the stock market.Call it retirement anxiety, or maybe recession obsession.
latimes.com (5 days ago)
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